Festival line-up update – 13 Dec 2012

So, what’s new in European festivals? Well, rock-themed all-dayer Hit The Deck is to expand into twice the event it once was, hosting near-identical band listings across both Bristol (20 Apr) and Nottingham (21 Apr).

Meanwhile, Butlins-based rave Southport Weekender has shared the first phase of its 2013 bill – as features Kerri Chandler, Miguel Campbell, Goldie and David Rodigan – and continental dance-athon Ultra Europe has unveiled its headlining DJs Avicii, Armin Van Buuren and Carl Cox. But first, stay tuned for similar memos from Croatian electro do Hideout and, later, Liverpool’s Radstock:

HIT THE DECK BRISTOL, various venues, Bristol, 20 Apr: Don Broco, We Are The In Crowd, Never Shout Never, We Are The Ocean, Bleeding Through, Title Fight, Army of Freshmen, Black Dogs, Bleed From Within, Evarose, Gnarwolves, The James Cleaver Quintet, Summerlin, Vinnie Caruana. www.hitthedeckfestival.com

HIT THE DECK NOTTINGHAM, various venues, Nottingham, 21 Apr: Don Broco, We Are The In Crowd, Never Shout Never, We Are The Ocean, Bleeding Through, Title Fight, Army of Freshmen, Black Dogs, Bleed From Within, Evarose, Gnarwolves, The James Cleaver Quintet, Summerlin, Vinnie Caruana, Departures, First Blood, Hundredth, LostAlone, Skies In Motion, Stick To Your Guns. www.hitthedeckfestival.com